Last week I shared a 2013 article from Mother Jones about the fears of job automation. This week I want to share an article from LinkedIn about how this is now our reality.
This September 2018 post leans on LinkedIn data and the World Economic Forum Future of Jobs report to show some trends of the entrance of AI across industries.
An interesting highlight from the article is a comparison of the occupations with the highest and lowest growth over the past five years.
Among the highest growing jobs are Human Resources Specialist and Recruiter, which this article suggests are inherently difficult to automate and therefore less likely to see the impacts of AI.
These roles require an understanding of human behaviors and preferences—a skill set which fundamentally can’t be automated.
Igor Perisic, “How artificial intelligence is already impacting today’s jobs,” LinkedIn
I would agree that the top jobs on this list do require an understanding of human behavior that may insulate them in some ways. However, the growth of these jobs also increases the pressure to ensure they are as efficient as possible, and that is the benefit of applying AI in these fields.
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